96 pages 1x1 colour, 4 pages 6x0 colour 112 This is a reduced version for Intermediate Readers of "A is for Alibi". Recently released from jail where she has just finished serving an eight-year sentence for the murder of her husband, Nikki Fife comes to Kinsey's office and asks the detective to prove her innocence and find the real murderer. Thus begins Kinsey's latest case, where she has to prove the validity of quite a few suspects' alibis before finding out th... View more info

line illustrations 112 Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems - getting the washing done, buying groceries and dog food, avoiding the neighbors ...After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon's attempts to run his own life become increasingly desperate - and more and more odd. Meanwhile, he has to get on with his work, writing tourist guides for business people. Then his dog Edward starts to bite people, and he has to send for Muriel, the... View more info

black & white illustrations 336 Across Great Divides, true stories of life at Sydney Cove will appeal to all readers, young, old and in-between, who love to be immersed in a good read, while learning new things. The stories will no doubt make you wonder, what would I have done? Across Great Divides, true stories of life at Sydney Cove, brings to life the diverse experiences of people living in the precarious circumstance of Australia's first penal colony. The stories are... View more info

40 Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary graded material that will motivate students to read. The Adventures of Tintin: The Three Scrolls is based on the 2011 hit movie about Tintin and his little dog Snowy. These characters, famous for their exciting adventurs, travel the world as they try to find out the secret of the Unicorn. (ISBN: 9781407133713 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 24392) View more info

Sound English books meet the need to provide adults who are new to Australian English with suitable reading material. Although there are many excellent resources available for children, there is a shortage of resources that: • have high quality, simple reading material that is of interest to adults • support learners as they learn the sounds used in Australian pronunciation • present spelling choices in a carefully structured, ea... View more info

illustrations 112 Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by shocked whispers about her failed marriage to a rich Polish Count. A woman who leaves her husband can never be accepted in polite society. Newland Archer is engaged to young May Welland, but the beautiful and mysterious Countess needs his help. He becomes her friend and defender, but friendship with an unhappy, lonely woman is a dangerous path for a young m... View more info

Teacher's Resource 27 Reading and Comprehension Practice is a series of six books for learning support students. The series is designed to help the development of comprehension skills including reading, memory and thinking and may be used as part of independent work or group work. Each book contains 8 units of work, spread over three pages. The introductory page provides a passage which may be used in a shared reading situation or independently. View more info

illustrations 80 The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history. Contents: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, who helped humans to fly Louis Bleriot, the first person to cross the sea in an aeroplane Charles Lindbergh, first to cross the Atlantic alone Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Amy Johnson, the British woman who broke flying records BRITISH ENGLISH Word count: 9,498 Headword count: 906 Each book includes a free CD with a full recordi... View more info

80 The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child genius Giuseppe Verdi who wrote the operas Aida and La Traviata Johann Strauss, 'The Waltz King' Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who wrote the ballet Swan Lake Irving Berlin who wrote There's No Business Like Show Business BRITISH ENGLISH Word count: 8,344 Headword count: 723 Each book includes a free CD with a full rec... View more info

Teacher's Resource 27 Reading and Comprehension Practice is a series of six books for learning support students. The series is designed to help the development of comprehension skills including reading, memory and thinking and may be used as part of independent work or group work. Each book contains 8 units of work, spread over three pages. The introductory page provides a passage which may be used in a shared reading situation or independently. View more info

80 The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Galileo who wanted to show that the earth went around the sun Rene Descartes, the Frenchman who famously said 'I think, therefore I am' Sir Isaac Newton who proved how gravity works Carl Friedrich Gauss, 'the Prince of Mathematicians' Charles Babbage who invented computers Ada Lovelace who wrote the first computer program BRITISH ENGLISH Word count: 8,351 Headword count: 790 Each book includes a free CD ... View more info

Teacher's Resource 27 Reading and Comprehension Practice is a series of six books for learning support students. The series is designed to help the development of comprehension skills including reading, memory and thinking and may be used as part of independent work or group work. Each book contains 8 units of work, spread over three pages. The introductory page provides a passage which may be used in a shared reading situation or independently. View more info

illustrations 76 Some guests are invited to a lonely mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. First there were ten, each with something to hide and something to fear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts and, one by one, they die. This is considered by many readers the best mystery novel ever wr... View more info

120 Classic / British English Anna Karenina, one of world literature’s greatest novels, tells the story of a beautiful young woman who is unhappily married to a man much older than herself. When she falls in love with a handsome young soldier, life suddenly seems wonderful. But real happiness is not so easily found ... (ISBN: 9781405865296 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 15803) View more info

2200 Headwords (British) 24 People often visit aquariums to see sea creatures in their natural environment, but in Baltimore, a local program brings aquarium exhibits to people. Local teenagers travel to schools and libraries to educate children about sea life and conservation. How do people react to Aquarium on Wheels? What do the teenagers learn from their work? (ISBN: 9781424011209 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 20365) View more info

22 There is a silk factory in Florence, Italy, where workers use ancient machines to create beautiful silk cloth. Other factories have modernized and use newer machines but the workers here continue to weave silk from machines that are centuries old. How is this silk made? What makes it special? (ISBN: 9781424021772 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 22784) View more info

illustrations 110 My Place is Sally Morgan's rich, zesty and moving story of her childhood and growing up in Perth, Western Australia. It tells how she gradually came to realise the truth about her family and her heritage. This new edition has been adapted for younger readers and is presented in three separate books. (ISBN: 9780949206770 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 4326) View more info

colour illus 24 Andrew and his wife and children spend the day at Luna Park. The text provides a narrative of the day's events, and Andrew's thoughts are included as text in the pictures. Discussion topics include family roles and relationships as well as the cost of a family. (ISBN: 9780975182215 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 8685) View more info

The CD consists of a slow, clear reading of the three reading texts by Lyndal Reid, who is an extremely experienced Australian ESL teacher. It also includes two recordings each of Advance Australia Fair and Waltzing Matilda. The first is a "lined" version of the chorus and first verse of each song, led by George Buwali. George sings each half line, which is then repeated by a group of singers: Renée Buwali, Dorothy Court, Keith Davidson, Margie McLoughlin... View more info

96 contains teachers' notes and a significant amount of additional background information, photocopiable stimulus pictures and exercises with suggested answers. The exercises are at the same three levels as the reading texts and include vocabulary extension and consolidation, comprehension, sentence structure, pronunciation, syllabification, punctuation and phonics, guided writing and detailed listening. (ISBN: 9780975759387 - When referring to this item please quote ou... View more info

ill. 12 Sound English books meet the need to provide adults who are new to Australian English with suitable reading material. Although there are many excellent resources available for children, there is a shortage of resources that: • have high quality, simple reading material that is of interest to adults • support learners as they learn the sounds used in Australian pronunciation • present spelling choices in a carefully struct... View more info

ill. 12 Sound English books meet the need to provide adults who are new to Australian English with suitable reading material. Although there are many excellent resources available for children, there is a shortage of resources that: • have high quality, simple reading material that is of interest to adults • support learners as they learn the sounds used in Australian pronunciation • present spelling choices in a carefully struct... View more info

210mm. , Longman Young Readers S. 16 his is one of six stories that can be used as the basis for short plays. Ideas for dramatizing the stories are provided, together with a range of comprehension and extension activities. (ISBN: 9780582259195 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 4910) View more info

ill. 12 Sound English books meet the need to provide adults who are new to Australian English with suitable reading material. Although there are many excellent resources available for children, there is a shortage of resources that: • have high quality, simple reading material that is of interest to adults • support learners as they learn the sounds used in Australian pronunciation • present spelling choices in a carefully struct... View more info

ill. 12 Sound English books meet the need to provide adults who are new to Australian English with suitable reading material. Although there are many excellent resources available for children, there is a shortage of resources that: • have high quality, simple reading material that is of interest to adults • support learners as they learn the sounds used in Australian pronunciation • present spelling choices in a carefully struct... View more info

136 Contemporary / British English Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is one of the great works of science fiction. It is the year After Ford 632 in the New World. People are born and live by scientific methods. There is worldwide happiness and order. Then John comes from the Savage Reservation to the New World and with him he brings strong emotions love, hate, anger, fear. Suddenly, danger threatens the New World. (ISBN: 9781405882583 - When referring to this item please q... View more info

96 A new strand of the popular Macmillan Readers series, the Macmillan Cultural Readers are factual readers focusing on countries and culture, and include chapters on history, traditions, daily life, cities, nature and sport. These lively and engaging readers are illustrated in full-colour photography throughout, and contain fact and interview boxes, encouraging readers to interact with and explore the text. The Macmillan Readers series provides a wide variety of enjoya... View more info

28 Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. Beautiful music, energetic performers, memorable dancing - you can find it all in a Broadway show. Take a special look behind the scenes of New York City's theater world. Use your unique code to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises. Plus, down... View more info

ill. 12 Sound English books meet the need to provide adults who are new to Australian English with suitable reading material. Although there are many excellent resources available for children, there is a shortage of resources that: • have high quality, simple reading material that is of interest to adults • support learners as they learn the sounds used in Australian pronunciation • present spelling choices in a carefully struct... View more info

Can You Keep a Secret? is an elementary reader, the sequel to Life is Full of Surprises, set eighteen months later. It continues the story of George and his family: George doesn’t like secrets. His boss tells him some exciting news, but he can’t tell anyone. His wife and children want to give him a surprise birthday party, but George doesn’t want a party. Suddenly, he has a lot of secrets to keep… 33 Can You Keep a Secret? is an elementary rea... View more info

Photocopiable Teachers book to accompany reader Can You Keep a Secret? is an elementary reader, the sequel to Life is Full of Surprises, set eighteen months later. It continues the story of George and his family: George doesn’t like secrets. His boss tells him some exciting news, but he can’t tell anyone. His wife and children want to give him a surprise birthday party, but George doesn’t want a party. Suddenly, he has a lot of secrets to keep... View more info

ill. 12 Sound English books meet the need to provide adults who are new to Australian English with suitable reading material. Although there are many excellent resources available for children, there is a shortage of resources that: • have high quality, simple reading material that is of interest to adults • support learners as they learn the sounds used in Australian pronunciation • present spelling choices in a carefully struct... View more info